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April 27, 2010
Telfair Museums to Join in Association of Art Museum Directors
Celebration of International Museum Day on May 18, 2010
Telfair to offer $5 discount on Telfair Pass on May 18
[ Savannah, GA ] — Telfair Museums announced today that it will offer a $5 discount on its Telfair Pass
on May 18 as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) celebration of International
Museum Day. Participation by AAMD member museums will focus attention on the important roles that
art museums serve in their communities, further showcase their remarkable collections, and increase
opportunities for audiences to engage with the many educational programs art museums offer.
At the Telfair, Museum Day guests will enjoy a reduced price of $10 each for Telfair Passes—a $5
discount off the regular price of $15. The Telfair Pass is valid for a one-time visit to each of the
museum’s three venues—the Telfair Academy, the Owens-Thomas House, and the Jepson Center.
“In support of the Association of Art Museum Directors, the Telfair is honored to participate in Museum
Day and to show our solidarity with museums across the continent,” said the Telfair’s director, Steven
High. “We encourage visitors to take advantage of this special opportunity to visit Telfair Museums’ three
unique sites at a substantial discount and experience our exciting exhibitions and cultural offerings.”
At the Telfair Academy, visitors may view The Story of Silver in Savannah: Creating and Collecting
since the 18th Century—which includes more than 600 pieces of American and European-made silver
connected to the city—as well as selections from the museum’s permanent collection on display in the
Rotunda and the Sculpture Gallery. Installations from the multi-site silver show are also on view at the
Jepson Center and the Owens-Thomas House. Current exhibitions at the Jepson Center include Philip
Perkis: Fifty Years of Photographs and Soldier Portraits: Contemporary Wet Plate Collodion
Photographs by Ellen Susan. Visitors to the Owens-Thomas House, one of the finest examples of English
Regency architecture in the U.S., are invited to take a guided tour of this historic house museum and rare
intact urban slave quarters located on its grounds.
AAMD member museums—located across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—include smaller
regional museums as well as large international institutions. International Museum Day is organized
annually around the world by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).
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“We believe that art museums are crucial to our understanding of world history and cultures, and provide
a unique and irreplaceable public service,” said Michael Conforti, president of AAMD and director of the
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. “AAMD is committed to exploring new
ways to underscore the value of the visual arts in civic society, and we are excited that Telfair Museums is
joining with us and the global community of museums to focus on this message of public service.”
A comprehensive list of participating AAMD member art museums will be available in the newsroom of
the AAMD website (http://www.aamd.org/newsroom/). Note that while ICOM’s International Museum
Day is formally held each year on May 18, some institutions shift their celebrations to adjacent dates.
More information about ICOM’s International Museum Day can be found here:
http://icom.museum/imd.html
About Telfair Museums
Located in the heart of Savannah’s historic district, the Telfair is the oldest public art museum in the
South. It encompasses two National Historic Landmark Buildings—the Telfair Academy and the OwensThomas House—and the contemporary Jepson Center. With three unique buildings housing three distinct
collections, Telfair Museums bridges three centuries of art and architecture.
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Telfair Museums is supported by its members, with partial support of the annual operating fund provided by the City of Savannah and by the Georgia Council for the
Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.
The Telfair Academy is located on Telfair Square at 121 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA. The Jepson Center is also located on Telfair Square, just steps from the
Academy building, at 207 W. York Street. The Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House is located at 124 Abercorn Street on Oglethorpe Square.
For hours and admission at each of the museum’s three sites, visit www.telfair.org. Members are always admitted free. Museum sites are closed some holidays.
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